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|episode_name=Lisa on Ice | ||
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|airdate=November 13, 1994<ref name="officialsite">{{cite web|url=http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/0608.htm|title=Lisa on Ice|accessdate=2008-09-27|work=The Simpsons.com}}</ref> | ||
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|director=]<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season6/page8.shtml|title=Lisa on Ice | ||
| |accessdate=2008-03-27|author=Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian |date=2000|publisher=BBC}}</ref> | |accessdate=2008-03-27|author=Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian |date=2000|publisher=BBC}}</ref> | ||
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|blackboard="I will not dissect things unless instructed."<ref name="book">{{cite book|last=Richmond |first=Ray|coauthors=Antonia Coffman|title=] |year=1997 |publisher=Harper Collins Publishers|isbn=0-00-638898-1|page=157}}</ref> | ||
| | couch_gag = The Simpsons sit on the couch and get sprung into the ceiling, with only their legs and feet showing. | | couch_gag = The Simpsons sit on the couch and get sprung into the ceiling, with only their legs and feet showing. | ||
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|commentary=]<br>]<br>Mike Scully<br>Bob Anderson | ||
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| ⚫ | "'''Lisa on Ice'''" is the eighth television episode of '']''<nowiki>'</nowiki> ]. It was first broadcast on |
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| ⚫ | "'''Lisa on Ice'''" is the eighth television episode of '']''<nowiki>'</nowiki> ]. It was first broadcast on ] in the United States on November 13, 1994.<ref name="officialsite"/> In the episode, ] hands out academic alerts to the ], and ] discovers that she is in peril of failing a class for the first time in her life. When trying to salvage her ] grade, Lisa finds she possesses a skill for ]. Rivalry between Lisa and ] in the ] escalates into their home life and beyond, fueled considerably by parents and coaches. | ||
| ⚫ | The episode was written by ] and directed by ], whose passion for hockey inspired the plot. It features cultural references to films such as '']'' and '']''. The episode was received well by critics, and acquired a ] of 11.6. | ||
| ⚫ | The episode was written by ] and directed by ], whose passion for hockey inspired the plot. It features cultural references to films such as '']'' and '']''. The episode was received well by critics, and acquired a ] of 11.6. | ||
| ==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
| Principal Skinner calls all the ] students down for an assembly to tell them which subjects they are failing. When Lisa is called up, she discovers to her horror that she is failing gym class. In order to pass and get the straight-A grades she desires, she must join a sports program outside of school. The family goes to see Bart play hockey for his team, the Mighty Pigs, coached by ]. After the game, Bart begins shooting pieces of litter at Lisa with his ], and ], the coach of the ] Gougers, notices that she is a natural at hockey goal tending and makes her ] for his team. Lisa soon becomes the star player, leading them to their best season ever. | Principal Skinner calls all the ] students down for an assembly to tell them which subjects they are failing. When Lisa is called up, she discovers to her horror that she is failing gym class. In order to pass and get the straight-A grades she desires, she must join a sports program outside of school. The family goes to see Bart play hockey for his team, the Mighty Pigs, coached by ]. After the game, Bart begins shooting pieces of litter at Lisa with his ], and ], the coach of the ] Gougers, notices that she is a natural at hockey goal tending and makes her ] for his team. Lisa soon becomes the star player, leading them to their best season ever. | ||
| Due to ]'s increasing pressure, a ] develops between Bart and Lisa, and it peaks shortly before the Gougers face the Mighty Pigs. With the game tied, and four seconds left, Bart is about to attempt a ] against Lisa. Bart and Lisa start to remember fond memories they have had together as children before they began fighting. They each throw aside their equipment and embrace in a hug, and the match ends in a tie. Marge admits she is proud of them, while a sobbing Homer declares them both losers. Unsatisfied with the outcome, the residents of ] begin rioting and tear the stadium to pieces. | Due to ]'s increasing pressure, a ] develops between Bart and Lisa, and it peaks shortly before the Gougers face the Mighty Pigs. With the game tied, and four seconds left, Bart is about to attempt a ] against Lisa. Bart and Lisa start to remember fond memories they have had together as children before they began fighting. They each throw aside their equipment and embrace in a hug, and the match ends in a tie. Marge admits she is proud of them, while a sobbing Homer declares them both losers. Unsatisfied with the outcome, the residents of ] begin rioting and tear the stadium to pieces. | ||
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| The idea for the episode came from ''The Simpsons'' writer ], who wanted to do an episode involving hockey because of his burning passion for the sport.<ref name=Scully>{{cite video | people=Scully, Mike|year=2005|title=The Simpsons season 6 DVD commentary for the episode "Lisa on Ice"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> ], who also had an interest for hockey, directed the episode.<ref name=Anderson>{{cite video | people=Anderson, Bob|year=2005|title=The Simpsons season 6 DVD commentary for the episode "Lisa on Ice"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> | The idea for the episode came from ''The Simpsons'' writer ], who wanted to do an episode involving hockey because of his burning passion for the sport.<ref name=Scully>{{cite video | people=Scully, Mike|year=2005|title=The Simpsons season 6 DVD commentary for the episode "Lisa on Ice"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> ], who also had an interest for hockey, directed the episode.<ref name=Anderson>{{cite video | people=Anderson, Bob|year=2005|title=The Simpsons season 6 DVD commentary for the episode "Lisa on Ice"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> | ||
| The episode starts out with Lisa tricking Bart into believing it is a snow day by throwing a snowball at him which she made out of the ice in the fridge.<ref name=Scully/> The scene was inspired by Scully, who as a child loved to sit and listen by the radio waiting to see if there was going to be school ]. Scully thought, because of his experience as a child, that there was nothing more disappointing than to wake up expecting a snow day, only to find out there was no snow.<ref name=Scully/> The academic alerts the Springfield Elementary School students receive were based on those Scully received in ].<ref name=Scully/> | The episode starts out with Lisa tricking Bart into believing it is a snow day by throwing a snowball at him which she made out of the ice in the fridge.<ref name=Scully/> The scene was inspired by Scully, who as a child loved to sit and listen by the radio waiting to see if there was going to be school ]. Scully thought, because of his experience as a child, that there was nothing more disappointing than to wake up expecting a snow day, only to find out there was no snow.<ref name=Scully/> The academic alerts the Springfield Elementary School students receive were based on those Scully received in ].<ref name=Scully/> | ||
| ==Cultural references== | ==Cultural references== | ||
| When Moe visits Bart and Lisa at the ] house to see if they have any injuries that may affect the ] of the upcoming game, Marge sends him away and he pleads: "They're gonna take my thumbs". This is a reference to ]<nowiki>'</nowiki> line, "Charlie, they took my thumbs", from the 1984 film '']''.<ref name=Mirkin>{{cite video | people=Mirkin, David|year=2005|title=The Simpsons season 6 DVD commentary for the episode "Lisa on Ice"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> The episode features several references to the 1975 film '']''.<ref name="BBC"/> At the academic alerts assembly, bully ] has ] take a ] on an ], a ]. When Dolph writes "Beat up ]" on the screen, the ] turns it into "Eat up Martha", and Kearney throws the Newton at Martin instead.<ref name=Mirkin/> | When Moe visits Bart and Lisa at the ] house to see if they have any injuries that may affect the ] of the upcoming game, Marge sends him away and he pleads: "They're gonna take my thumbs". This is a reference to ]<nowiki>'</nowiki> line, "Charlie, they took my thumbs", from the 1984 film '']''.<ref name=Mirkin>{{cite video | people=Mirkin, David|year=2005|title=The Simpsons season 6 DVD commentary for the episode "Lisa on Ice"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> The episode features several references to the 1975 film '']''.<ref name="BBC"/> At the academic alerts assembly, bully ] has ] take a ] on an ], a ]. When Dolph writes "Beat up ]" on the screen, the ] turns it into "Eat up Martha", and Kearney throws the Newton at Martin instead.<ref name=Mirkin/> | ||
| ==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
| In its original American broadcast, "Lisa on Ice" finished 34th in the ratings for the week of November 7 to November 13, 1994, with a ] of 11.6.<ref name=ratings/> It was the second highest rated show on the Fox network that week.<ref name=ratings>{{cite news|title=What we watch, what we don't...|date=November 20, 1994|page=24|publisher='']''|author=}} Retrieved on September 28, 2008.</ref> Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics. The authors of the book ''I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide'', Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, called it "a fabulous episode for Lisa and Bart, although with a special mention for a few seconds of tremendous ] wickedness."<ref name="BBC"/> DVD Verdict's Ryan Keefer said the episode "is one of the few episodes centered on Lisa that I enjoy watching", and gave it a ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/simpsonsseason6.php|title=DVD Verdict Review - The Simpsons: The Complete Sixth Season|last=Keefer|first=Ryan|date=August 29, 2005|publisher=DVD Verdict|accessdate=2008-09-28}}</ref> ]'s Aaron Beierle said "there are definitely some funny moments in this episode, the sweet-natured way that the episode ends never sat right with me."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/17174/simpsons-season-6/|title=DVD Talk Review: Simpsons: Season 6|last=Beierle|first=Aaron|publisher=]|accessdate=2008-09-28}}</ref> ] named this episode the fifth best sports moment in the history of the show.<ref name=ESPN>{{cite news | last = Collins | first = Greg | title = The Simpsons Got Game | publisher = ESPN.com | date = January 23, 2004 | url = http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page3/story?page=simpsons/part4 | accessdate = 2008-09-28}}</ref> The '']''{{'}}s Gregory Hardy listed it as the seventh best episode of the show with a sports theme.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hitting 300 - For Sporting Comedy, 'The Simpsons' Always Score|last=Hardy|first=Gregory|date=February 16, 2003|work=]|page=C17|accessdate=2009-08-08}}</ref> | In its original American broadcast, "Lisa on Ice" finished 34th in the ratings for the week of November 7 to November 13, 1994, with a ] of 11.6.<ref name=ratings/> It was the second highest rated show on the Fox network that week.<ref name=ratings>{{cite news|title=What we watch, what we don't...|date=November 20, 1994|page=24|publisher='']''|author=}} Retrieved on September 28, 2008.</ref> Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics. The authors of the book ''I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide'', Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, called it "a fabulous episode for Lisa and Bart, although with a special mention for a few seconds of tremendous ] wickedness."<ref name="BBC"/> DVD Verdict's Ryan Keefer said the episode "is one of the few episodes centered on Lisa that I enjoy watching", and gave it a ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/simpsonsseason6.php|title=DVD Verdict Review - The Simpsons: The Complete Sixth Season|last=Keefer|first=Ryan|date=August 29, 2005|publisher=DVD Verdict|accessdate=2008-09-28}}</ref> ]'s Aaron Beierle said "there are definitely some funny moments in this episode, the sweet-natured way that the episode ends never sat right with me."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/17174/simpsons-season-6/|title=DVD Talk Review: Simpsons: Season 6|last=Beierle|first=Aaron|publisher=]|accessdate=2008-09-28}}</ref> ] named this episode the fifth best sports moment in the history of the show.<ref name=ESPN>{{cite news | last = Collins | first = Greg | title = The Simpsons Got Game | publisher = ESPN.com | date = January 23, 2004 | url = http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page3/story?page=simpsons/part4 | accessdate = 2008-09-28}}</ref> The '']''{{'}}s Gregory Hardy listed it as the seventh best episode of the show with a sports theme.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hitting 300 - For Sporting Comedy, 'The Simpsons' Always Score|last=Hardy|first=Gregory|date=February 16, 2003|work=]|page=C17|accessdate=2009-08-08}}</ref> | ||
| ]'s Adam Finley gave the episode a less positive review, commenting that it is "a skewering of parents who become too involved in their children's sports and turn what should be a lesson in teamwork, trying your hardest, and losing gracefully into a kind of ] where grown adults live out violent fantasies and their own failed ambitions through their children."<ref name="finley"/> He added that "Homer is an absolute jerk in this episode, taunting his children when they lose and praising them when they win and humiliate their sibling" and that "it's not just Homer. Marge, characteristically so, tries to remain diplomatic, but even she starts screaming for blood when Bart is tripped by an opposing player."<ref name="finley">{{cite news|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/20/the-simpsons-lisa-on-ice/|title=The Simpsons: Lisa on Ice|accessdate=2008-10-01|date=2006-06-20|work=]|author=Adam Finley}}</ref> | ]'s Adam Finley gave the episode a less positive review, commenting that it is "a skewering of parents who become too involved in their children's sports and turn what should be a lesson in teamwork, trying your hardest, and losing gracefully into a kind of ] where grown adults live out violent fantasies and their own failed ambitions through their children."<ref name="finley"/> He added that "Homer is an absolute jerk in this episode, taunting his children when they lose and praising them when they win and humiliate their sibling" and that "it's not just Homer. Marge, characteristically so, tries to remain diplomatic, but even she starts screaming for blood when Bart is tripped by an opposing player."<ref name="finley">{{cite news|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/20/the-simpsons-lisa-on-ice/|title=The Simpsons: Lisa on Ice|accessdate=2008-10-01|date=2006-06-20|work=]|author=Adam Finley}}</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 01:16, 19 October 2009
Episode of the 6th season of The Simpsons| "Lisa on Ice" | |
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| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 6 |
| Directed by | Bob Anderson |
| Written by | Mike Scully |
| Original air date | November 13, 1994 |
| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "I will not dissect things unless instructed." |
| Couch gag | The Simpsons sit on the couch and get sprung into the ceiling, with only their legs and feet showing. |
| Commentary | Matt Groening David Mirkin Mike Scully Bob Anderson |
| Episode chronology | |
| The Simpsons season 6 | |
| List of episodes | |
"Lisa on Ice" is the eighth television episode of The Simpsons' sixth season. It was first broadcast on Fox in the United States on November 13, 1994. In the episode, Principal Skinner hands out academic alerts to the Springfield Elementary students, and Lisa discovers that she is in peril of failing a class for the first time in her life. When trying to salvage her gym grade, Lisa finds she possesses a skill for ice hockey. Rivalry between Lisa and Bart in the rink escalates into their home life and beyond, fueled considerably by parents and coaches.
The episode was written by Mike Scully and directed by Bob Anderson, whose passion for hockey inspired the plot. It features cultural references to films such as Rollerball and The Pope of Greenwich Village. The episode was received well by critics, and acquired a Nielsen rating of 11.6.
Plot
Principal Skinner calls all the Springfield Elementary School students down for an assembly to tell them which subjects they are failing. When Lisa is called up, she discovers to her horror that she is failing gym class. In order to pass and get the straight-A grades she desires, she must join a sports program outside of school. The family goes to see Bart play hockey for his team, the Mighty Pigs, coached by Chief Wiggum. After the game, Bart begins shooting pieces of litter at Lisa with his hockey stick, and Apu, the coach of the Kwik-E-Mart Gougers, notices that she is a natural at hockey goal tending and makes her goalie for his team. Lisa soon becomes the star player, leading them to their best season ever.
Due to Homer's increasing pressure, a sibling rivalry develops between Bart and Lisa, and it peaks shortly before the Gougers face the Mighty Pigs. With the game tied, and four seconds left, Bart is about to attempt a penalty shot against Lisa. Bart and Lisa start to remember fond memories they have had together as children before they began fighting. They each throw aside their equipment and embrace in a hug, and the match ends in a tie. Marge admits she is proud of them, while a sobbing Homer declares them both losers. Unsatisfied with the outcome, the residents of Springfield begin rioting and tear the stadium to pieces.
Production
The idea for the episode came from The Simpsons writer Mike Scully, who wanted to do an episode involving hockey because of his burning passion for the sport. Bob Anderson, who also had an interest for hockey, directed the episode.
The episode starts out with Lisa tricking Bart into believing it is a snow day by throwing a snowball at him which she made out of the ice in the fridge. The scene was inspired by Scully, who as a child loved to sit and listen by the radio waiting to see if there was going to be school snow day. Scully thought, because of his experience as a child, that there was nothing more disappointing than to wake up expecting a snow day, only to find out there was no snow. The academic alerts the Springfield Elementary School students receive were based on those Scully received in junior high.
Cultural references
When Moe visits Bart and Lisa at the Simpson house to see if they have any injuries that may affect the odds of the upcoming game, Marge sends him away and he pleads: "They're gonna take my thumbs". This is a reference to Eric Roberts' line, "Charlie, they took my thumbs", from the 1984 film The Pope of Greenwich Village. The episode features several references to the 1975 film Rollerball. At the academic alerts assembly, bully Kearney has Dolph take a memo on an Apple Newton, a personal digital assistant. When Dolph writes "Beat up Martin" on the screen, the handwriting recognition turns it into "Eat up Martha", and Kearney throws the Newton at Martin instead.
Reception
In its original American broadcast, "Lisa on Ice" finished 34th in the ratings for the week of November 7 to November 13, 1994, with a Nielsen rating of 11.6. It was the second highest rated show on the Fox network that week. Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics. The authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, called it "a fabulous episode for Lisa and Bart, although with a special mention for a few seconds of tremendous Edna Krabappel wickedness." DVD Verdict's Ryan Keefer said the episode "is one of the few episodes centered on Lisa that I enjoy watching", and gave it a B. DVD Talk's Aaron Beierle said "there are definitely some funny moments in this episode, the sweet-natured way that the episode ends never sat right with me." ESPN.com named this episode the fifth best sports moment in the history of the show. The Orlando Sentinel's Gregory Hardy listed it as the seventh best episode of the show with a sports theme.
TV Squad's Adam Finley gave the episode a less positive review, commenting that it is "a skewering of parents who become too involved in their children's sports and turn what should be a lesson in teamwork, trying your hardest, and losing gracefully into a kind of Roman Coliseum where grown adults live out violent fantasies and their own failed ambitions through their children." He added that "Homer is an absolute jerk in this episode, taunting his children when they lose and praising them when they win and humiliate their sibling" and that "it's not just Homer. Marge, characteristically so, tries to remain diplomatic, but even she starts screaming for blood when Bart is tripped by an opposing player."
References
- ^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Lisa on Ice". BBC. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Lisa on Ice". The Simpsons.com. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- Richmond, Ray (1997). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family. Harper Collins Publishers. p. 157. ISBN 0-00-638898-1.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Scully, Mike (2005). The Simpsons season 6 DVD commentary for the episode "Lisa on Ice" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
{{cite AV media}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - Anderson, Bob (2005). The Simpsons season 6 DVD commentary for the episode "Lisa on Ice" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
{{cite AV media}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Mirkin, David (2005). The Simpsons season 6 DVD commentary for the episode "Lisa on Ice" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
{{cite AV media}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "What we watch, what we don't...". Austin American-Statesman. November 20, 1994. p. 24.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) Retrieved on September 28, 2008. - Keefer, Ryan (August 29, 2005). "DVD Verdict Review - The Simpsons: The Complete Sixth Season". DVD Verdict. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- Beierle, Aaron. "DVD Talk Review: Simpsons: Season 6". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- Collins, Greg (January 23, 2004). "The Simpsons Got Game". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- Hardy, Gregory (February 16, 2003). "Hitting 300 - For Sporting Comedy, 'The Simpsons' Always Score". Orlando Sentinel. p. C17.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Adam Finley (2006-06-20). "The Simpsons: Lisa on Ice". TV Squad. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
External links
- "Lisa on Ice" at The Simpsons.com
- "Lisa on Ice episode capsule". The Simpsons Archive.
- "Lisa on Ice" at TV.com
- "Lisa on Ice" at the Internet Movie Database